ING is a family, friendly organisation offering a hybrid working pattern. The Corporate Finance team are required to be office based 4 days per week.
Department Overview
The Trustee team oversees the implementation of merger remedies (typically the sale of a division/business, or behavioural requirements) imposed by the major competition regulators (the European Commission, UK Competition and Markets Authority, United States Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, and Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation) as a condition to the approval of global mergers and acquisition where the regulators have anti-trust concerns.
Candidate Profile
Qualification/Education
Essential:
* Bachelors degree
Desirable:
* Accounting or legal qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential:
* 3-5 years’ professional experience with a major accountancy, legal or management consulting firm
Desirable:
* Experience working on carve-out and/or remedy transactions
Main Duties and Responsibilities of Role:
Key responsibilities:
* Overseeing the interim management of the division/business being sold
* Monitoring the M&A sales process with the seller’s M&A team and their advisers
* Reviewing the financial performance of the business being sold
* Carrying out an assessment of the purchaser
* Overseeing the separation of the division/business being sold and the plans for integration into the purchaser’s business
The role will include:
* Preparing and participating in marketing presentations to major multinational businesses, competition lawyers and regulators
* Participating in site visits and regular meetings with the seller’s M&A team and the management of the business being sold
* Preparing periodic reports to the competition regulators
The job provides a high level of client contact at a senior level and exposure to large international M&A transactions. The Associate will work closely with the Managing Director and Directors in the Trustee team, as well as the wider corporate finance practice.
Personal Competencies
Essential:
* Proficiency in written English (report writing), strong financial, analytical and communication skills, proactive approach to problem solving
Desirable:
* European language and/or Chinese language skills
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